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Hospitals on Edge as COVID-19 Admissions Soar

Just weeks after staving off the surge of pandemic-driven admissions that began in the summer, area hospital officials are again experiencing the systematic stress of soaring patient counts as the COVID-19 fall surge continues. The University of Kansas Hospital, the… more

Report: New Vaccine May Address All Variants

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research will soon announce successful development of a vaccine that is effective against COVID-19 and all its variants, according to a report from DefenseOne.com. That protection, it said, extends even to the latest COVID… more

Work Begins on New Lenexa Logistics Center Facility

Block Real Estate Services has kickstarted construction on a distribution facility for countertop and flooring supplier MS International with a groundbreaking ceremony this month. The planned 200,800 square-foot building within the industrial park will serve as warehouse and office space… more

Planners Defer Deer Creek Decision

City planners in Overland Park have pushed back consideration of a plan to shrink the footprint of Deer Creek Golf Course for construction of a 224-unit apartment complex. The city’s Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to defer discussion of… more

Area Housing Market Expected to Shine in ’22

It's been a good year for home sales in Kansas City, but relative to the rest of the Top 100 markets in the U.S., the Kansas City region was nowhere near the hottest of housing markets. That could change quickly,… more

More Data Center Operations Coming to KC

With Kansas City already targeted as home for the world’s largest data-center operations, another player is suiting up to get into that game: An operating unit of Google has added more than 235 acres to a nearly 80-acre plot it… more

Monthly jobs report shows slow growth for Kansas, Missouri

Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in November. This was a decrease from 3.9 percent… more

Cerner sells for $28.3 billion

North Kansas City-based Cerner Corporation will soon be taken over by Austin-based software giant Oracle, according to a Dec. 20 news release. The $28.3 billion acquisition is anticipated to complete before the end of 2022 and will become Oracle’s largest… more

In a Nutshell: Build Back Toward Bankruptcy

Inflation has emerged as a huge problem for America amid supply-chain bottlenecks plus excessive government spending and government restrictions. Gasoline prices are at seven-year highs. While the White House blames OPEC for this surge, it was caused by Biden’s administration… more

KC economy quickly rebounds amid challenges

Thursday's 2021 Economic Forecast presented in part by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce showed that although challenges remain for the area, the Kansas City economy has seen a better comeback from COVID-19 trials than expected. Challenges that remain… more